Francesca Jones (tennis)

Francesca Jones (born 19 September 2000) is a British tennis player.

Francesca Jones
Jones at the 2023 French Open
Country (sports) United Kingdom
Born (2000-09-19) 19 September 2000
Leeds, England
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 374,404
Singles
Career record166–94 (63.8%)
Career titles6 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 149 (21 February 2022)
Current rankingNo. 308 (28 August 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2021)
French OpenQ2 (2023)
Wimbledon1R (2021)
US OpenQ2 (2021)
Doubles
Career record8–6 (57.1%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 541 (22 February 2021)
Last updated on: 2 September 2023.

Jones has a career-high singles ranking of 149 by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA).[1] She had a career-high ITF juniors ranking of 31, achieved on 1 May 2017.[2]

Personal life

She was born with a thumb and three fingers on each hand, and with only seven toes, as a result of a rare genetic condition, Ectrodactyly Ectodermal Dysplasia (EED).[3][4]

Jones, not related to former Wimbledon champion Ann Jones, started playing tennis at the age of five, after being enrolled at a tennis camp.

Performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Only main-draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam tournaments, Fed Cup/Billie Jean King Cup, and Olympic Games are included in win–loss records.

Singles

Current through the 2023 French Open.

Tournament 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 1R Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
French Open A A A Q1 A Q2 0 / 0 0–0   
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 NH 1R A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A A A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0   
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 0 6 0 1 Career total: 7
Overall win-loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–6 0–0 3–1 0 / 7 4–7 36%

ITF Circuit finals

Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)

Legend
$60,000 tournaments (1–1)
$25,000 tournaments (2–2)
$15,000 tournaments (3–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (6–5)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2017 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 15,000 Clay United Kingdom Emily Arbuthnott 6–3, 5–7, 4–6
Win 1–1 Nov 2017 ITF Asunción, Paraguay 15,000 Clay Chile Fernanda Brito 6–3, 7–6(7–0)
Win 2–1 Apr 2018 ITF Villa Dolores, Argentina 15,000 Clay Argentina Victoria Bosio 4–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2–2 Jul 2018 ITF Vienna, Austria 15,000 Clay Poland Marta Leśniak 0–6, 3–6
Win 3–2 Jul 2018 Tampere Open, Finland 15,000 Clay Serbia Bojana Marinković 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Win 4–2 Jun 2019 ITF Minsk, Belarus 25,000 Clay Germany Stephanie Wagner 6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Win 5–2 Jun 2019 ITF Minsk, Belarus 25,000 Clay Romania Jaqueline Cristian 7–6(8–6), 4–6, 6–1
Loss 5–3 Apr 2021 ITF Villa Maria, Argentina 25,000 Clay Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia 7–5, 4–6, 2–6
Win 6–3 Jul 2021 Open de Biarritz, France 60,000 Clay Russia Oksana Selekhmeteva 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 6–4 Sep 2021 Montreux Ladies Open, Switzerland 60,000 Clay Brazil Beatriz Haddad Maia 4–6, 3–6
Loss 6–5 Apr 2023 ITF Guayaquil, Ecuador 25,000 Clay Argentina Julia Riera 2–6, 5–7

Doubles: 1 (runner–up)

Legend
$15,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 2016 ITF Hammamet, Tunisia 10,000 Clay France Emmanuelle Girard Serbia Natalija Kostić
Ukraine Ganna Poznikhirenko
4–6, 4–6

References

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